The Museum in the Park

Family-friendly museum in beautiful parkland setting. Featuring colourful displays relating to the history, people and places of Stroud District and a varied programme of temporary exhibitions and events.

Objects relating to the Stroud District:Dinosaurs, fossils, and mammoth remains.Roman altars, glassware, jewellery and pottery.Local landscape paintings and photographs. Early lawnmowers and spanners invented in Stroud by Edwin Budding.Locally manufactured cloth samples, tennis balls, textile machinery, plastics, spanners and walkingsticks.Objects representing family and working life on the Cotswold Hills and in the Servern ValleyCoins, ceramics and natural history specimens relating to local collectors.

Key artists and exhibits

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Exhibition (temporary)

Stroud in the First World War: Technology and Innovation

1 January — 29 November 2015 *on now

Discover the story of how World War One drove technology and innovation in the Stroud District. We still need help with this topic- do you have stories about the munitions workers at TH&J Daniels, about the Dudbridge Ironworks or any other technology focussed World War One story - if so please contact us.This forms part of a series of Foyer Case exhibitions across the commemoration period - please 'phone for details of what is showing on a specific date.

Suitable for

Any age

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Stroud in the First World War: The World At War

1 January — 27 November 2016

Telling the story of volunteers and those conscripted from the Stroud District and their involvement in the First World War across all of the major theatres. During this year's programme we will look at local VC winners Captain Bennett and Captain Butler as well as other men represented in our collections.We are still looking for help with the stories for this year's theme - if you have stories you think we should tell about men or women from the Stroud District please contact us. This forms part of a series of Foyer Case exhibitions across the commemoration period - please 'phone for details of what is showing on a specific date.

Suitable for

Any age

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Stroud in the First World War: The Home Front

1 January — 26 November 2017

This year's programme will look at the Home Front, at VAD hospitals, at reserved occupations and at the Volunteer Force.We still need help compiling these exhibitions - if you have local stories you think we should include please get in touchThis forms part of a series of Foyer Case exhibitions across the commemoration period - please 'phone for details of what is showing on a specific date.

Suitable for

Any age

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Stroud in the First World War: Medals, Souvenirs and Legacy

1 January — 25 November 2018

This year's programme will look at items from our own collections which demostrate the aftermath and legacy of the First World WarWe are still looking for help compiling the stories for this year's programme - if you have local stories and/or artefacts please contact usThis forms part of a series of foyer case exhibition across the commemoration period - please telephone for details of what is showing on a specific date.

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Telephone

Museum Office

01453 763394

Fax

Museum Office

01453 752400

All information is drawn from or provided by the venues themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.